Tent Life A Beginner’s Guide to Camping and a Life Outdoors

A practical guide to inspire you to get out into nature.

Many of us are seeking a more adventurous and centered life, away from modern distractions and stresses. Tent Life is a handy, pocket-sized guide packed full of useful tips, activities and fun projects to help you rediscover your natural sense of wonder, develop new skills and ultimately, build resilience.

Learn the basics of camping, what to take, when to go and how to set up. Master chopping wood, making a campfire and cooking in the wild. Develop some basic bushcraft skills and gaze up to the heavens and navigate by the stars, the easy way. Discover mindfulness and inner peace with nature's own soundscape, and search for your supper and learn to forage for wild food safely. Use a map and compass to guide your hiking adventure, take part in the world's biggest outdoor treasure hunt, and understand basic first aid and other useful skills that will help you thrive in the wild.

With a wealth of illustrations, Tent Life will give you the tools to kick-start your outdoor lifestyle. Suitable for children 10+.

Doron and Stephanie Francis launched Homecamp in 2014, an outdoor lifestyle brand that aims to inspire people to get outside and experience nature as much as possible. Homecamp has since built up a legion of loyal followers and customers who want to enjoy the outdoors equipped with products and skills that will last a lifetime. Doron and Stephanie live in Victoria, Australia and go out into nature as often as they can, and feel most at home when on the road. This is their second book for keen campers, following their first book, Homecamp (Hardie Grant, 2017).